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Impact of vehicular traffic on the use of highway edges by large mammals in a South Indian wildlife reserve [1]

India’s phenomenal economic growth over the last decade has been accompanied by a much-needed expansion and improvement in transport and other infrastructure networks. While there are legally mandated assessments of the potential ecological impacts of such infrastructure projects prior to implementation, rarely are there post-implementation assessments of their real ecological impacts. In this communication, we present results of a preliminary study examining the impact of vehicular traffic on the usage of road edges by large mammals along a highway passing through Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, southern India

Publication Date: 
10/04/2012
Sanjay Gubbi [2], H. C. Poornesha [3], M. D. Madhusudan [4]
Current Science [5]
102
7
1047-1051
Tags:
Nagarhole NP [6], Mammals [7], Highways [8], Vehicles [9], Elephant [10], Tiger Reserves [11], Roads [12], Western Ghats [13], Traffic Accidents [14]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/impact-vehicular-traffic-use-highway-edges-large-mammals-south-indian-wildlife
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sanjay-gubbi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/h-c-poornesha
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/m-d-madhusudan-0
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nagarhole-np
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mammals
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/highways
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicles
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/elephant
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger-reserves
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/roads
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-ghats
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traffic-accidents